On May 16, a senior IS group figure was killed in a strike led by Nigerian and US forces as part of a joint operation to target jihadists of the group in the northeast of Nigeria. But although Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was a prominent figure of the IS group, he wasn’t the second-in-command of IS group … Read more
An outbreak of a rare strain of the Ebola virus in DR Congo was declared “a public health emergency of international concern” by the World Health Organization on Sunday. The outbreak in the eastern Ituri province has already caused at least 91 deaths, with around 350 suspected cases. Source link
Football legend Éric Cantona is back on the Croisette with two films in Cannes: “Marvellous Mornings”, the debut feature from director Avril Besson, and “Cantona”, a British documentary exploring his turbulent years at Manchester United. Away from the premieres, the festival is also facing a growing political controversy after hundreds of film figures accused Canal+ … Read more
A beach in France’s glitzy city of Cannes that was renamed in honor of Brigitte Bardot on Monday will be open to dogs in tribute to the late French film star’s animal rights activism, local authorities said. Bardot is a controversial figure in France due to her passionate support of both the animal welfare movement … Read more
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Dr. Hypolite Muhindo Mavoko, MD, Professor in the Department of Tropical Medicine at the University of Kinshasa. Dr. Mavoko offers a sobering analysis of the latest Ebola outbreak linked to the rare Bundibugyo strain in the eastern DR Congo. He places the crisis within a longer epidemiological history, reminding … Read more
More than 90 people are believed to have been killed in a fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here’s what we know about the outbreak so far. Source link
The United States and Nigeria launched fresh strikes Sunday against so-called Islamic State jihadists in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, the U.S. military said Monday. At least 20 jihadists were killed in weekend attacks, according to the Nigerian military. These attacks came shortly after another joint operation between the two armies, which killed Abu Bakr … Read more
France’s justice minister Gérald Darmanin is in Algeria to discuss improving cooperation and the fate of a detained French journalist. The visit is a sign of warming ties between the two countries, after a diplomatic spat triggered among other things by Paris’s official backing Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara region. For Darmanin, the … Read more
Iran has formed a new body to manage the Strait of Hormuz. It comes as peace talks with the United States appeared to remain stalled. It’s not clear what the new body will do, but earlier this month Iranian media said vessels seeking transit would have to apply to it for a permit – disclosing … Read more
Cuba is alleging that the US is looking for a pretext to invade it, and accuses the Trump administration of fabricating a case to justify the economic sanctions strangling the communist nation. This comes in the wake of a US media report based on classified intelligence claiming Havana acquired hundreds of drones and could use … Read more